Motherland Afghanistan
Brief Synopsis
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One in seven Afghan women currently dies in childbirth. The documentary introduces the women behind these devastating statistics. Director Sedika Mojadidi examines her father work's as an obstetrician-gynecologist as he struggles to make a difference, first at Kabul's recently renamed Laura Bush Mat
Cast & Crew
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Sedika Mojadidi
Director
Terrence Howard
Host
Claire Aguilar
Other
Rachel Clift
Assistant
Margaret Crimmins
Sound Editor
Sally Jo Fifer
Executive Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Independent Lens
Genre
Documentary
Medical
Release Date
2006
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 13m
Synopsis
One in seven Afghan women currently dies in childbirth. The documentary introduces the women behind these devastating statistics. Director Sedika Mojadidi examines her father work's as an obstetrician-gynecologist as he struggles to make a difference, first at Kabul's recently renamed Laura Bush Maternity Ward and then in an isolated provincial hospital, where patients often travel for several days to get treatment.
Director
Sedika Mojadidi
Director
Cast
Terrence Howard
Host
Crew
Claire Aguilar
Other
Rachel Clift
Assistant
Margaret Crimmins
Sound Editor
Sally Jo Fifer
Executive Producer
Cathy Fischer
Producer
John R Foster
Photography
Catherine Gund
Producer
Robbie Helling
Researcher
Eric Martin
Writer
Barney Mcall
Music Composer
Barney Mcall
Song Performer
Amy Mcgrath
Assistant
Sedika Mojadidi
Producer
Sedika Mojadidi
Photography
Charlie Pearson
Writer
Jenny Raskin
Producer
Sunita Reed
Assistant
Helen Sam
Associate Producer
Angelina Sapienza
Production Coordinator
Roger Schulte
Editor
Greg Smith
Sound Editor
Erica Soehngen
Coproducer
Erica Soehngen
Cinematographer
Kat Sripathy
Production Assistant
Judy Tam
Finance Manager
Sikay Tang
Other
Mary Ann Thyken
Producer
Lois Vossen
Writer
Lois Vossen
Producer
Lois Vossen
Other
Daniel Weiss
Song Performer
Film Details
Also Known As
Independent Lens
Genre
Documentary
Medical
Release Date
2006
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 13m
